The Film Yap

This spare, tightly-wound thriller is less about a man who kills for a living than what that life has extracted from his soul.

An opinionated but illuminating glimpse at the issue of charter schools, seen as saviors by some and job-killing interlopers by others.

“Going the Distance” is hipper, edgier and about 40 I.Q. points smarter than the average romantic comedy.

“The Italian Job,” now with 50% less Caucasian!

You know exactly what you’re going to get with this movie: blood, breasts, and PIRANHAS!

Just when you think all kiddie movies have puny ambitions, Nanny McPhee returns to recapture a little magic.

Fifty years ago, Robert Duvall broke into movies playing recluse Boo Radley. “Get Low” brings him full circle.

The inauthentic “Eat, Pray, Love” is mass-produced gruel dressed up as native cuisine.

This tragic tale of rich kids in New York is one of the better ensemble films in recent years.

“The Other Guys” is scattershot comedy, throwing a thousand jokes up against the screen to see what sticks. But plenty does.